PARENTING
Preventing and Educating Kids About Cyberbullying
While bullying in school and on buses is still a major concern for children, parents, and school administrators, so is cyberbullying. The 2021 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) indicates that an estimated 15.9% of high school students were electronically bullied …
What You Need to Know About Recreational Marijuana
With recreational marijuana now legal in 24 states and medicinal marijuana approved in 38, it’s understandable to develop a false sense of security about the substance’s safety. But it’s important to remember that cannabis — as it is also known — can be dangerous if …
Take A Break to Avoid Shaken Baby Syndrome
Being a new parent can be a joyous time, but it can also test your patience. Your baby will cry for all sorts of reasons; sometimes they'll cry for no reason at all. This often makes it a struggle to keep your emotions in check. …
Winter Safety Tips for Sledding, Skating and Skiing
The snow has come, and families and friends are heading out to enjoy it. Hitting the slopes, or climbing a hill to slide down, or lacing up your skates are lots of fun. But, these winter safety tips for sledding, skating and skiing will help …
Improve Safety by Controlling Household Poisons
Some of the most common environmental health risks can impact a child’s health and development. You can control the amount of household dangers that your child is exposed to by putting a few preventative measures in place. …
Window Falls Can Be Prevented
As the warm weather is upon us, many of us will naturally open the windows in our homes. While we enjoy the ability to keep our home cool while keeping the insects out through the use of window screens, many of us don’t think about …
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in Newborns
“Why didn’t anyone tell me?” is a common response from parents when they find out their newborn is infected with cytomegalovirus or CMV. CMV is the leading infectious cause of birth defects and neurodevelopmental disabilities in the U.S., but few states screen infants for it. …
Winter Safety Tips for Sledding, Skating and Skiing
The snow has come, and families and friends are heading out to enjoy it. Hitting the slopes, or climbing a hill to slide down, or lacing up your skates are lots of fun. But, these winter safety tips for sledding, skating and skiing will help …
Stress and Children: Identifying Signs and Finding Solutions
Being a child or teen seems not nearly as fun as it used to be. Who’s posting what on social media, worries about getting good grades, relationships at school, home environment and peer pressure have today’s kids feeling the stress to perform, fit in and …
And Baby Makes Two…Addressing Sibling Rivalry
The arrival of a new baby can create feelings of jealousy and resentment in your older child, sometimes even before the new baby is born. While you, your family, and friends fawn over your new arrival, your older child can begin to feel left out, …
Stress and Children: Identifying Signs and Finding Solutions
Being a child or teen seems not nearly as fun as it used to be. Who’s posting what on social media, worries about getting good grades, relationships at school, home environment and peer pressure have today’s kids feeling the stress to perform, fit in and …
How Much Stuff Is in That School Backpack?
Ever wonder how much weight your child is lugging around in their school backpack? Put it on your bathroom scale. You'll be able to tell roughly how much it weighs and depending on that weight, whether or not your child is at risk of developing …
TikTok and Children
TikTok. The social media platform that’s all the rage with tweens, high schoolers and college kids. It can be fun and make you laugh. But it can also interfere with brain development and have a negative impact on mental health. …
Child Life Specialists: Heroes Among Us
Heading to the hospital with your child? Maybe they need an IV placed or need to stay as an inpatient for a few days? Both you and your child are probably pretty stressed about the whole thing. But help is on the way! Our Children's …
